Strategic Lens

Pharma and health: China and United States

First country

Second country

In 2025, China sold USD 2.54 billion of pharmaceutical products to United States and bought USD 6.17 billion from it.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

China's exports to United States: pharmaceutical products

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 1.83Low 1.83 / High 2.842025: 2.54

20191.83
20202.41
20212.84
20222.38
20232.2
20242.64
20252.54

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

China's imports from United States: pharmaceutical products

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 4.86Low 4.86 / High 7.052025: 6.17

20194.86
20205.66
20217.05
20226.91
20236.58
20246.19
20256.17

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026